"We will put up with anything, rather than hinder the Gospel of Christ." 1 Cor. 9:12
The only real hope for all Mankind is found in those four little books of the Bible called "the Gospels". Take those out and you don't have a Bible! All 62 of the other books orbit aroudn those four! Nor would you have any hope! Like Paul in our text this morning, every faithful Christian know that and lives for the sake of the Gospel. How about you? Are you ready to be one of them?
From his series on First Corinthians: To the Saints in Sin City

"But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak."
1 Cor 8:9 ESV
That poor little Corinthian church! Paul finds yet another source of division to address. this time, the 'strong' ones, exercising their Christian liberties, were looking down the 'weak' ones with their tender conscience, and causing them to stumble. It still happens today! Let's learn this well...
A message from is series on 1 Corinthians: To the Saints at Sin City

"You were bought with a price, do not become slaves of men." 1 Cor 7:23
Everything changed when you were bought with that price! That's actually the theme of this next section of First Corinthians. But the change was in you; not in the world; not in your circumstances. In fact, you are still very much in the circumstances. And-- wouldn't you know?-- that is precisely where God wants you!

"They have taken away my Lord, and I don't know where they have put Him." John 20:13
The very first report on the morning of the Resurrection was bad news, not good! Did you know? Mary Magdalene hastened to the disciples to report that someone had desecrated the Savior's tomb, and even taken His body. And why shouldn't she suspect that, after what she had just seen on Friday? This is the 'grief' that comes from a world of bad news! Does it strike a chord today? But--oh--hold on! We are right at the brink of great joy!